Many of us who are fiscally conservative have been hoping for a candidate that was pro-gun control, pro (or at least not anti-) choice, supportive of regulations that ensure a clean environment, and supportive of child care funding. Many of us believe that the two extremes embodied by the current Democratic and Republican parties, with their equally rabid faithful, are not representative of our beliefs. Many of us want a government that promotes individual responsibility, restrains government waste, but still protects the environment and invests in children's futures rather than leaving some of them to wither on the vine. Many of us think that America's gun culture is not what the 2nd amendment had in mind.
If Arnold agrees with all those things (and it is not clear to me that he does, or that he would make a great governor), then he may signal the next big change in national politics, begun once again in California: the emergence of a hybrid of the existing parties that does away with the Democrats profligate spending on wasteful social programs, refuses to embrace the group-think, race-dividing entitlement culture, and yet believes that a clean environment and a well-educated populace are essential legacies to leave for future generations. |
